September 25, 2014

CURRENT TAG & RELEASE STANDINGS – 9/25/14

Every year, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) recognizes the captains, mates and anglers (including youth and ladies) who tag and release the most billfish in each of the world’s oceans. The competition is categorized by billfish species, ocean, and whether the fish were tagged or released untagged. Award winners are recognized at TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Awards Ceremony held during the Miami International Boat Show presented by the TBF Tag and Release Sponsors: Bisbee’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund, Casa Vieja Lodge, Costa Sunglasses, Pelagic, and SIMRAD.

Please remember the deadline for TBF to receive your tag and release data is November 15th! You can either submit them via snail mail or online via www.tagbillfish.org.

The standings below reflect Tag and Release Cards entered into the TBF Database as of 9/25/2014.

Overall Release Captain

1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Chris Van Leeuwen
4 Manuel Diaz
5 Dean Panos

Overall Tagging Captain

1 Josh Temple
2 Chris Sheeder
3 Ronnie Fields
4 Eddy Lawler
5 Francisco Alvarenga

Overall Release Angler

1 Pat McCotter
2 Keith Brandner
3 Bill Easum
4 John Duvall
5 Gray Ingram

Overall Tagging Angler

1 Keith Brandner
2 Gray Ingram
3 Darryl Schroeder
4 Sandra MacMillan
5 Alejandro Gonzalez

Overall Release Lady Angler

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Joan Verrnon
3 Tiffany Sisolak
4 Sally Kurz
5 Martha Macnab

Overall Tagging Lady Angler

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Martha Macnab
3 Dawn Samuels
4 Erika Babikow
5 Sally Kurz

Overall Release Youth Angler

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Charles Gaddy
4 Brown Gaddy
5 Jackson Woodward

Overall Tagging Youth Angler

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Nick Brackman
4 Josh Golden
5 Brown Gaddy

Top Tagging Angler- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Gray Ingram
2 Bo Ingram
3 Sandra MacMillan
4 Chris Haley
5 Mario Frering

Sailfish

1 Kasey Swan
2 Sandra MacMillan
3 Andy Southwell
4 Kerry Dyer
5 Dawn Samuels

Swordfish

1 Rick Gudoian

White Marlin

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Jeff Citron
3 Jefferey Stolarz
4 James Allement

Top Release Angler- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Gray Ingram
2 Sandra MacMillan
3 Bo Ingram
4 James Weir
5 James Turner

Sailfish

1 Gray Ingram
2 Chris Kubik
3 Andy Southwell
4 Rob DeYoung
5 Wesley Davis

White Marlin

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Willo Rubi
3 Will Stark
4 James Turner
5 Sally Kurz

Top Tagging Captain- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Ronnie Fields
2 Chris Hood
3 Olaf Grimkowski
4 Antonio Amaral
5 Ben Horning

Sailfish

1 Fin Gaddy
2 Rom Whitaker
3 Bouncer Smith
4 Danny Ford
5 Gary Clifford

Swordfish

1 Mark Pagano
2 Sean O’Connor

White Marlin

1 Gary Richardson
2 Jerry Lanzerotti
3 Scott Leon
4 Tim Richardson
5 David Deniz

Top Release Captain- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Ronnie Fields
2 Scott Leon
3 Matt Mauldwin
4 Tim Richardson
5 Bertrand Bouchard

Sailfish

1 Dean Panos
2 Fin Gaddy
3 Rom Whitaker
4 George Wells
5 Dennis Endee

White Marlin

1 Scott Leon
2 Dennis Endee
3 Tim Richardson
4 Fin Gaddy
5 Jimmy Grant

Top Tagging Angler- Pacific Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Keith Brandner
2 James Brown
3 Tony Carpenter
4 Ron Kawaja
5. Greg Brander

Sailfish

1 Darryl Schroeder
2 Alejandro Gonzalez
3 Scott Kozak
4 Brent Kitson
5 David Glidden

Striped Marlin

1 Martha Macnab
2 Blake Quinn
3 John “Jack” Duvall
4 Nick Brackmann
5 Gary Robertson

Top Release Angler- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Barry Alty
2 Bill Pullman

Blue Marlin

1 Pat McCotter
2 Keith Brander
3 James Brown
4 Tony Carpenter
5 Andrea Hoke

Sailfish

1 Bill Easum
2 John Duvall
3 Gray Ingram
4 Keith Brander
5 Scott Kozak

Striped Marlin

1 Team Los Amogos
2 John “Jack” Duvall
2 Chris Bays
3 Steve Slawkin
4 Pat McCotter

Top Tagging Captain- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Tim Richardson

Blue Marlin

1 Josh Temple
2 Sean Holden
3 Skeet Warren
4 Richard Chellemi
5 Jason Parker

Sailfish

1 Chris Sheeder
2 Francisco Alvarenga
3 David Salazar
4 Richard Chellemi
5 Nicho Alvarenga

Striped Marlin

1 Bernabe Ruiz
2 Jaime Gonzalez
3 Sean Holden
4 Tony Araiza
5 Carl Schloederer

Top Release Captain- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Brett Alty
2 Tim Richardson
3 Pete Rae

Blue Marlin

1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Chris Bays
3 BC Angel
4 Bubba Carter

Sailfish

1 Chris Van Leeuwen
2 Manuel Diaz
3 Brad Phillips
4 Pete Rae
5 Josh Temple

Striped Marlin

1 Chris Bays
2 Eduardo Cesena Burgoin
3 Pablo Cesena
4 Carlos Ruiz
5 Rafeal (Cha Cha) Sanchez

Top Tagging Angler – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Scott MacGowan
2 Jo-Ann Riley
3 Chee Meng Yap
4 Peter Nagle
5 Luke Groen

Sailfish

1 Jo-Ann Riley
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Steve Palumbo
4 Henry Riggs-Miller
5 Geoff Ellens

Top Release Angler – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Murray Teasdace
Sailfish

1 Henry Riggs-Miller

Top Tagging Captain- Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bernard Vale
3 Scott MacGowan
4 Ross Newton
5 Jo-Ann Riley

Blue Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Ross Newton
3 Bernard Vale

Sailfish

1 Jourdain Ellens
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Eddy Lawler
4 Ross Newton
5 Rolly Pierre

Striped Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bryan Matiba

Top Release Captain – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Ross Newton

Blue Marlin

1 Ross Newton

Sailfish

1 Rolly Pierre

Female Tag Division

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Martha Macnab
3 Dawn Samuels
4 Erika Babikow
5 Sally Kurz

Female Release Division

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Joan Vernon
3 Amanda Thompson
4 Tiffany Sisolak
5 Andrea Hoke

Youth Tag Divisions

8 and under

1 Brown Gaddy
2 Charles Gaddy
3 Caden Alexander

13 – 15

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Patrick Haley
4 Greer Beasley

16 – 17

1 Nick Brackmann

Youth Release Divisions

8 and under

1 Charles Gaddy
2 Brown Gaddy

13 – 15

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin

Every year, The Billfish Foundation (TBF) recognizes the captains, mates and anglers (including youth and ladies) who tag and release the most billfish in each of the world’s oceans. The competition is categorized by billfish species, ocean, and whether the fish were tagged or released untagged. Award winners are recognized at TBF’s Annual Tag & Release Awards Ceremony held during the Miami International Boat Show presented by the TBF Tag and Release Sponsors: Bisbee’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Fund, Casa Vieja Lodge, Costa Sunglasses, Pelagic, and SIMRAD.

Please remember the deadline for TBF to receive your tag and release data is November 15th! You can either submit them via snail mail or online via www.tagbillfish.org.

The standings below reflect Tag and Release Cards entered into the TBF Database as of 9/25/2014.

Overall Release Captain

1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Chris Van Leeuwen
4 Manuel Diaz
5 Dean Panos

Overall Tagging Captain

1 Josh Temple
2 Chris Sheeder
3 Ronnie Fields
4 Eddy Lawler
5 Francisco Alvarenga

Overall Release Angler

1 Pat McCotter
2 Keith Brandner
3 Bill Easum
4 John Duvall
5 Gray Ingram

Overall Tagging Angler

1 Keith Brandner
2 Gray Ingram
3 Darryl Schroeder
4 Sandra MacMillan
5 Alejandro Gonzalez

Overall Release Lady Angler

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Joan Verrnon
3 Tiffany Sisolak
4 Sally Kurz
5 Martha Macnab

Overall Tagging Lady Angler

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Martha Macnab
3 Dawn Samuels
4 Erika Babikow
5 Sally Kurz

Overall Release Youth Angler

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Charles Gaddy
4 Brown Gaddy
5 Jackson Woodward

Overall Tagging Youth Angler

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Nick Brackman
4 Josh Golden
5 Brown Gaddy

Top Tagging Angler- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Gray Ingram
2 Bo Ingram
3 Sandra MacMillan
4 Chris Haley
5 Mario Frering

Sailfish

1 Kasey Swan
2 Sandra MacMillan
3 Andy Southwell
4 Kerry Dyer
5 Dawn Samuels

Swordfish

1 Rick Gudoian

White Marlin

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Jeff Citron
3 Jefferey Stolarz
4 James Allement

Top Release Angler- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Gray Ingram
2 Sandra MacMillan
3 Bo Ingram
4 James Weir
5 James Turner

Sailfish

1 Gray Ingram
2 Chris Kubik
3 Andy Southwell
4 Rob DeYoung
5 Wesley Davis

White Marlin

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Willo Rubi
3 Will Stark
4 James Turner
5 Sally Kurz

Top Tagging Captain- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Ronnie Fields
2 Chris Hood
3 Olaf Grimkowski
4 Antonio Amaral
5 Ben Horning

Sailfish

1 Fin Gaddy
2 Rom Whitaker
3 Bouncer Smith
4 Danny Ford
5 Gary Clifford

Swordfish

1 Mark Pagano
2 Sean O’Connor

White Marlin

1 Gary Richardson
2 Jerry Lanzerotti
3 Scott Leon
4 Tim Richardson
5 David Deniz

Top Release Captain- Atlantic Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Ronnie Fields
2 Scott Leon
3 Matt Mauldwin
4 Tim Richardson
5 Bertrand Bouchard

Sailfish

1 Dean Panos
2 Fin Gaddy
3 Rom Whitaker
4 George Wells
5 Dennis Endee

White Marlin

1 Scott Leon
2 Dennis Endee
3 Tim Richardson
4 Fin Gaddy
5 Jimmy Grant

Top Tagging Angler- Pacific Ocean

Blue Marlin

1 Keith Brandner
2 James Brown
3 Tony Carpenter
4 Ron Kawaja
5. Greg Brander

Sailfish

1 Darryl Schroeder
2 Alejandro Gonzalez
3 Scott Kozak
4 Brent Kitson
5 David Glidden

Striped Marlin

1 Martha Macnab
2 Blake Quinn
3 John “Jack” Duvall
4 Nick Brackmann
5 Gary Robertson

Top Release Angler- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Barry Alty
2 Bill Pullman

Blue Marlin

1 Pat McCotter
2 Keith Brander
3 James Brown
4 Tony Carpenter
5 Andrea Hoke

Sailfish

1 Bill Easum
2 John Duvall
3 Gray Ingram
4 Keith Brander
5 Scott Kozak

Striped Marlin

1 Team Los Amogos
2 John “Jack” Duvall
2 Chris Bays
3 Steve Slawkin
4 Pat McCotter

Top Tagging Captain- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Tim Richardson

Blue Marlin

1 Josh Temple
2 Sean Holden
3 Skeet Warren
4 Richard Chellemi
5 Jason Parker

Sailfish

1 Chris Sheeder
2 Francisco Alvarenga
3 David Salazar
4 Richard Chellemi
5 Nicho Alvarenga

Striped Marlin

1 Bernabe Ruiz
2 Jaime Gonzalez
3 Sean Holden
4 Tony Araiza
5 Carl Schloederer

Top Release Captain- Pacific Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Brett Alty
2 Tim Richardson
3 Pete Rae

Blue Marlin

1 Pete Rae
2 Josh Temple
3 Chris Bays
3 BC Angel
4 Bubba Carter

Sailfish

1 Chris Van Leeuwen
2 Manuel Diaz
3 Brad Phillips
4 Pete Rae
5 Josh Temple

Striped Marlin

1 Chris Bays
2 Eduardo Cesena Burgoin
3 Pablo Cesena
4 Carlos Ruiz
5 Rafeal (Cha Cha) Sanchez

Top Tagging Angler – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Scott MacGowan
2 Jo-Ann Riley
3 Chee Meng Yap
4 Peter Nagle
5 Luke Groen

Sailfish

1 Jo-Ann Riley
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Steve Palumbo
4 Henry Riggs-Miller
5 Geoff Ellens

Top Release Angler – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Murray Teasdace
Sailfish

1 Henry Riggs-Miller

Top Tagging Captain- Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bernard Vale
3 Scott MacGowan
4 Ross Newton
5 Jo-Ann Riley

Blue Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Ross Newton
3 Bernard Vale

Sailfish

1 Jourdain Ellens
2 Scott MacGowan
3 Eddy Lawler
4 Ross Newton
5 Rolly Pierre

Striped Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Bryan Matiba

Top Release Captain – Indian Ocean

Black Marlin

1 Eddy Lawler
2 Ross Newton

Blue Marlin

1 Ross Newton

Sailfish

1 Rolly Pierre

Female Tag Division

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Martha Macnab
3 Dawn Samuels
4 Erika Babikow
5 Sally Kurz

Female Release Division

1 Sandra MacMillan
2 Joan Vernon
3 Amanda Thompson
4 Tiffany Sisolak
5 Andrea Hoke

Youth Tag Divisions

8 and under

1 Brown Gaddy
2 Charles Gaddy
3 Caden Alexander

13 – 15

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin
3 Patrick Haley
4 Greer Beasley

16 – 17

1 Nick Brackmann

Youth Release Divisions

8 and under

1 Charles Gaddy
2 Brown Gaddy

13 – 15

1 Bo Ingram
2 Shawn MacMullin

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